Venezuela’s opposition leader ‘detained’

13/01/2019

Image copyright AFP Image caption Juan Guaidó is the speaker of Venezuela’s National Assembly The head of Venezuela’s opposition-controlled parliament was briefly detained days after saying he was ready to assume the country’s presidency.A video posted on social media appears to show the moment intelligence agents intercept Juan Guaidó’s car in a busy road north…

Image copyrightAFPImage caption Juan Guaidó is the speaker of Venezuela’s National Assembly

The head of Venezuela’s opposition-controlled parliament was briefly detained days after saying he was ready to assume the country’s presidency.

A video posted on social media appears to show the moment intelligence agents intercept Juan Guaidó’s car in a busy road north of the capital, Caracas.

Two journalists detained while covering the case have also been released.

President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for a second six-year term on Thursday. The opposition calls him illegitimate.

Mr Guaidó – who said on Friday he was ready to assume the Venezuelan presidency on an interim basis – was detained on his way to a political rally in the northern state of Vargas, opposition members said.

His wife, Fabiana Rosales, who announced the detention on Twitter, and daughter were travelling with him, according to local media reports.